Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Captain

Awarded on:

October 22nd, 1940

"Although the gun position was being shelled and bombed on and off all day on the 23rd May, and was also under rifle and L.A. fire, Capt. Holland showed great coolness, and after dark succeeded in getting away all the wounded and some others to CALAIS. After getting to Dover he made two trips back in Boats lent by the navy, his object being the try and get to the gun position as he was not certain that a R.D.F. Transmitter had been sufficiently destroyed."

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Major

Unit:

"C" Squadron, 2nd SAS Regiment, Special Air Service (SAS), British Army

Awarded on:

July 1st, 1952

Awarded for:

Operation Keystone

Royal decree no. 23, dd. 7-3-1951

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

With silver star